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NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY: Des Moines Area Community College shall not engage in or allow discrimination covered by law. This includes harassment based on race, color, national origin, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy and marital status), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability and genetic information. Veteran status in educational programs, activities, employment practices, or admission procedures is also included to the extent covered by law. Individuals who believe they have been discriminated against may fle a complaint through the College Discrimination Complaint Procedure (ES4645). Complaint forms may be obtained from the Campus Provost’s offce, the Academic Dean’s offce, the Judicial Offcer, or the EEO/AA Offcer, Human Resources. For requests for accommodations, the Accommodation/Section 504/ADA Coordinator can be contacted at 515-964-6857. For Title IX questions and concerns, contact 515-964-6850..

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“TRIO/Student Support Services has been extremely helpful with all my classes. They have a variety of tutors for many subjects.

I became one of them.” ~Guadalupe López

ELIGIBILITY AND QUALIFICATIONS Students must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States to be eligible for TRIO/Student Support Services, and meet one of the following criteria:

u First-generation college student

u Meet income guidelines set by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

u Possess a documented physical or learning disability

Eligible candidates must also meet the following qualifying guidelines:

u Taking a minimum of nine college-level credit hours

u Being in good academic standing

u Pursuing an Associate’s degree based at the DMACC Urban Campus

u Planning to transfer to a four year institution

Eligibility does not guarantee acceptance into the program. Only a limited number of students may receive program services, according to grant regulations.

A student must be in compliance with DMACC’s Student Code of Conduct in order to apply for and participate in this program.

See Policies & Procedures, Student Conduct, Discipline and Appeals Procedure #ES 4630—page 2.

www.dmacc.edu/student_services/int/Procedures/ ES4630%20Final.pdf

CONTACT US TRIO/Student Support Services

DMACC Urban Campus

1100 7th Street, DSM, IA 50314, Bldg. 1, Rm. 210

515-248-7516

www.dmacc.edu/urban/triosss

dmacctriosss@dmacc.edu

TRIOSSSDMACCUrban @DMACCSSS

800-362 2127 | www.DMACC.edu

Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) shall not engage in nor allow discrimination covered by law against any person, group or organization. This includes in its programs, activities, employment practices, hiring practices or the provision of services. The full DMACC Nondiscrimination policy is available online at https://nd.dmacc.edu.

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Overcoming Challenges, Moving Students FORWARD.

www.dmacc.edu/urban/triosss

The DMACC-Urban Campus Student Support Services program is a federally funded

U.S. Department of Education TRIO program.

TRIO/Student Support

Services is a federally

funded program

designed to provide

academic support,

cultural activities and

personal development

programming to 220

students at DMACC’s

Urban Campus. “TRIO/Student Support Services helped me become involved on

campus and fnd a path toward graduation.” ~Laura López

OUR SERVICES All services and activities are provided free of charge to participants. Students accepted into the TRIO/Student Support Services program are required to meet with their assigned advisor periodically throughout the academic year and are expected to attend at least one workshop per semester and one cultural event per academic year. Support services include:

u Academic Advising and Coaching u Career Exploration u College and University Visits u Cultural and Social Engagement Events u Financial Counseling u HP Notebook and TI Graphic Calculator Loan Program u Scholarship Award Competitions u Service-Learning Activities u Skill Development Seminars/Workshops u Transfer Support u Tutorial Services and Supplemental Instruction

Our own TRIO-SSS Trung Nguyen was DMACC’s Commencement Speaker in May 2016

SUPPORT SERVICES Academic Advising, Coaching, and Career Exploration Personal and academic advisement is available on an individual and/or group basis. The contact is frequent and continuous throughout the student’s tenure at the College, and can cover matters such as: academic advisement, career exploration, college policies and expectations, course selection and registration, employment searches, fnancial aid application processes, personal coaching and transfer planning.

Cultural and Social Engagement Events TRIO/SSS participants are encouraged to participate in Cultural and Social Engagement Events sponsored by TRIO/SSS and DMACC. These activities may include educational feld trips to museums and exhibits, concerts, musicals, plays, sporting events and service-learning activities. Transportation and admission to these events are at no cost to the participant and are accessible on a frst-come, frst-served registration basis.

Laptop and Calculator Loan Program HP notebooks and TI graphing calculators are available for checkout to TRIO/SSS participants who are in good standing with the program. There are a limited number of laptops and calculators available; therefore, items are loaned out on a frst-come, frst-served basis.

OUR MISSION

The directive of the TRIO/Student Support Services program is to provide underrepresented

student populations with the added support mechanisms needed to meet the challenges of higher education. Through the development of academic and personal skills, the program

focuses on deepening critical thinking competencies, increasing student retention and promoting degree completion and transferring.

Scholarship Award Competitions Sufcient fnancial aid packages are crucial to college students. The TRIO/SSS Federal Student Scholarship Award is provided by the U.S. Department of Education to support the educational pursuits of outstanding TRIO/SSS participants. Scholarship amounts are dependent upon program funding. Candidates must complete the mandatory application process and qualifying requirements.

Skill Development Seminars/Workshops TRIO/SSS administration organize a variety of seminars, workshops and group coaching sessions that address topics such as: career discovery, efective communication, fnancial literacy, fnancial aid, healthy living, stress and time management, study skills, test anxiety and transfer planning. Other group sessions may be designed depending on the needs of participants.

Transfer Support For those who plan to continue their education beyond DMACC, there is assistance and information available to enable their successful transfer as they continue their education. Students will have the opportunity throughout the year to visit a variety of in-state colleges and universities.

Tutorial Services and Supplemental Instruction The TRIO/SSS Success Lab provides free peer tutoring and supplemental instruction to all SSS participants. Our program strives to provide quality academic support for most courses ofered at DMACC Urban Campus.